A California woman used her state job to run an unemployment benefits fraud and identity theft ring that netted $800,000 and more than 250 stolen identities, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Pamela Emanuel, 57, of San Jose was arrested before a judge unsealed the 18-count indictment charging her and four other people. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Sacramento said none had retained attorneys.

Emanuel is accused of using her former job as a tax compliance representative with the California Employment Development Department to get workers' identifying information.

Investigators said she gave the information to the other suspects, who used it to file unemployment claims between April 2013 and July 2016.